Minnesota at Chicago

Good weather is forecasted for Chicago tonight, 58 degrees with little wind, unlike the World Series games. Minnesota is in town, and they have been unable to run the football because of the injury to star Adrian Peterson. The passing game carries the load with QB Sam Bradford (7 TDs, 1 pick) being a key addition, throwing to speedy WRs Cordarrelle Patterson and Stefon Diggs. Patterson has 16 receptions and two touchdowns over the last three games, while Diggs hauled in two scoring passes in the last meeting versus Chicago. They face a weak Chicago defense that is #20 in the league in points (24.1 points per game). The Bears lost QB Bryan Hoyer, but get original starter Jay Cutler back this game. The strength of the team is passing the football with WR Alshon Jeffery. The Bears are #13 in passing in the NFL with 260.7 yards per game. Chicago is 9-3 OVER the total after getting less than 150 yards passing in their previous game. This is a low total, but last year's meetings had plenty of points in a 23-20 game in Chicago and a 38-17 Minnesota win at home. Play this one OVER the total.